A unanimous consent request is not in order? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is not in order to strip out House language by unanimous consent.

Then I would ask through the Chair, what would the appropriate language be to get unanimous consent? Is it to allow an amendment to do that? Would that be the right way to go? The PRESIDING OFFICER. A motion to concur with an amendment.

So we could ask for that by unanimous consent--to have such an amendment, and I want to make sure that after I make that, I would not lose the right to the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

Senator, I was just talking about it briefly, and I actually misstated it, so I am glad I was corrected. This rider, dropped at midnight, going on a bill that is a beautiful bill that I worked on for so long and that the Senator from…

Mr. President, I want to thank Senator Cochran for his courtesy in getting the time for me. Coal Miner Health Care Benefits and WRDA Mr. President, some people may wonder why on a Friday we are still here and we are still arguing and we…

I know it is a holiday. God knows I know that. This year Hanukkah and Christmas come at the same time, and my grandkids celebrate both. I want to go home, but the people who depend on the water to support the salmon fishing industry may…

So I will continue to speak, and when I am done, I am done. It may be soon because I am getting a little tired, but I will keep talking for a while. I say to everybody that I am sorry, but don't drop a midnight rider on a beautiful bill…

Absolutely not, my friend. As you know, it is in the jurisdiction of your committee. It has absolutely nothing to do with mine. I would say there are two pieces added that we have a little jurisdiction on, funding for desal, but that is…

Well, not only is it this whole notion of moving water from one interest. I would call the salmon fishery a critical interest--not only in my State. That is why I hate that it is called the California drought. It impacts not only…

Thank you. Unanimous Consent Request So on behalf of my friend from Washington and myself, I ask unanimous consent that we be allowed to offer an amendment to strip a rider that was placed on the bill by Kevin McCarthy in the House, and it…

Right. I would say this: I did hear, along with my colleague, Elizabeth Warren describe it. She described it a little bit like this. You take a beautiful bill like WRDA. For the most part, it is not perfect, but it is a pretty darn good…

Mr. President, since we are kind of reversing things, I ask unanimous consent that my friend control the time right now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

OK, I will just hold the floor forever. That is fine. I say to my friend, you have been through these kinds of wars before when you were standing alone trying to stop drilling in the Arctic. I remember all of our colleagues saying: Oh, my…

Yes, I have. I wish to say, since our friend is here--I am not doing anything, an attack on anything, and I never would. It is not my way. I am going to ask unanimous consent right now, Senator Cantwell, without losing my right to the…

The request would be to strip the rider out. My colleagues look perplexed. We have been talking about a 98-page rider that was added to the WRDA bill, and we have filed an amendment to do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is not in order.

Madam President, I yield such time as he may consume to Senator Merkley. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.

Madam President, I want to say to my friends, this is my last moment on the floor of the U.S. Senate. I already gave my farewell, and I thought that was the end of it. I find myself filibustering my own bill, which is really a bizarre way…

Madam President, how much time do we have remaining on our inside? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 45 minutes.